Patents by Inventor Eugene R. Dearden

Eugene R. Dearden has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Snap-in castanet airbag module for a vehicular steering wheel
    Patent number: 7055854
    Abstract: An airbag module for a vehicular steering wheel, the airbag module including a snap ring mountable to the vehicular steering wheel and a housing connected to the snap ring and pivotally movable with respect to the vehicular steering wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: David V. Jones, Eugene R. Dearden, David W. Hansen
  • Cold deployment pyrotechnic inflator for air bag systems
    Patent number: 5732972
    Abstract: A passenger air bag inflator using pressurized inert gas upon initial deployment to provide cool gas to the folded air bag. After the bag has started to unfold, the remaining gas is provided by pyrotechnic gas generant. Pyrotechnic gas expands against a piston. The piston compresses the inert gas and forces it to exhaust from the inflator. Upon expulsion of the inert gas, the piston then becomes a filter for the pyrotechnic. The system provides a reduction in air bag stresses from fast hot gas deployments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Morton International, Inc.
    Inventors: Darrin L. Johnson, David W. Lindsey, Scott A. Jackson, Kerry C. Walker, Eugene R. Dearden